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legislatives

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plural of legislative

as in legislatures

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That means executive orders and White House positioning matters far less than the restrictions and limits on AI moving through state legislatures in Texas, Tennessee, Minnesota, and Indiana.

— Liz Hoffman, semafor.com, 30 June 2026
Rather than just letting humanities departments die off, red-state legislatures have flooded public universities with something like a Works Progress Administration for academics.

— Ann Manov, Harpers Magazine, 30 June 2026

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Key Background Republicans will be defending slim majorities in both chambers of Congress come November.

— Antonio Pequeño IV, Forbes.com, 30 June 2026
Amending the Constitution would take a two-thirds majority in both chambers of Congress ratification by three-quarters of the states.

— Emily Chang, ABC News, 30 June 2026

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